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28 Jul 2020

Nigeria: Telecommunications giant’s debt could spark diplomatic row as tensions rise over unpaid employees

A debt to ex-employees of telecommunication giant Globacom could raise diplomatic tensions according to News Wire Nigeria’s report. The article alleges that Globacom cheated about 40 Indian ex-Globacom personnel of their wages and entitlements, and has spent over a half-decade of international shenanigans and intrigues to avoid paying them including dodging the Nigerian court system amongst many other things. Five years later, those entitlements are still being owed despite several parleys between the ex-staff and the company. On at least one occasion as far back as 2016, after the ex-employees got the Indian High Commission, Abuja involved in the matter, official communication from Globacom’s Head of HR came in, promising that payment was being processed and they would receive their entitlements shortly.

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited Globacom to respond to the allegations. It did not.